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Originally Posted by claystone
The name redskin came from white settlers and trappers who killed natives and sold the scalps of men ,women and children. They would have beaver skins , bear skins and Red Skins , so named because of the reddish colour of the scalp. So i have a problem with anyone thinking this name brings pride to natives when it's a huge reminder of how natives were and are still veiwed by many as less than human.
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Here's a good read.
The Lance and the shield.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=_nI...0lance&f=false
More than one side to a story.